Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in women attending a family planning clinic in the metropolitan region of chile;Diagnóstico de vaginosis bacteriana en un consultorio de planifi cación familiar de la región metropolitana, chile

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-203

  Eduardo, Lillo G ^a   Sandra, Lizama I ^a   Jorge, Medel C ^a   Martínez, T M Angélica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Family planning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955561956     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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